Long Island City
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Indigenous collective’s ‘World’s UnFair’ in New York imagines a decolonised future
New Red Order’s Long Island City project turns the models of past World’s Fairs on their heads
Arts fundingnews
In rare victory for an artist-run space, New York’s Flux Factory buys its building
The purchase, plus an expansion to a second Queens locale, was made possible by a rarely used municipal allocation for culture funding
Art lawnews
New York developer who whitewashed 5Pointz graffiti—and owes artists $6.75m in damages—appeals to Supreme Court
Petition focuses on the phrasing of the Visual Artists Rights Act, which protects works of “recognized stature” without defining what that means
Public artnews
As debate rages around controversial US monuments, New York park invites artists to make their own
The year-long programme Monuments Now at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens aims to evaluate ideas around public art
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Portrait of MoMA’s new home: Long Island City
The area is home to a growing number of cultural institutions